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Those Were the Real Conquests

           Theoldfellowclaspedourhands,eachinturn,whilehismencheeredlouderthanever.Itwastoolatetoadvancethatnight,sotheIndianssettleddownintoarudebivouac.Onallsidestheirfiresbegantoglimmerandsmoke.Someofthemwhohaddisappearedintothejunglecamebackpresentlydrivingayoungiguanodonbeforethem.Liketheothers,ithadadaubofasphaltuponitsshoulder,anditwasonlywhenwesawoneofthenativesstepforwardwiththeairofanownerandgivehisconsenttothebeast’sslaughterthatweunderstoodatlastthatthesegreatcreatureswereasmuchprivatepropertyasaherdofcattle,andthatthesesymbolswhichhadsoperplexeduswerenothingmorethanthemarksoftheowner.Helpless,torpid,andvegetarian,withgreatlimbsbutaminutebrain,theycouldberoundedupanddrivenbyachild.Inafewminutesthehugebeasthadbeencutupandslabsofhimwerehangingoveradozencampfires,togetherwithgreatscalyganoidfishwhichhadbeenspearedinthelake.

           Summerleehadlaindownandsleptuponthesand,butweothersroamedroundtheedgeofthewater,seekingtolearnsomethingmoreofthisstrangecountry.Twicewefoundpitsofblueclay,suchaswehadalreadyseenintheswampofthepterodactyls.Thesewereoldvolcanicvents,andforsomereasonexcitedthegreatestinterestinLordJohn.WhatattractedChallenger,ontheotherhand,wasabubbling,gurglingmudgeyser,wheresomestrangegasformedgreatburstingbubblesuponthesurface.

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